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  1. Using a web browser, search for "h-gac gis" and select the result as shown below or go directly to: http://www.h-gac.com/gis-applications-and-data/datasets.aspx



  2. Under the Dataset Categories section, click the Transportation button to filter the results by subject.
  3. Under the Datasets section, click Major Roads. (I don't see this selection and instead simply searched for major roads in the search bar. Could someone else take a look as well?)
  4. Click Download Dataset.
  5. Click the blue Download button.

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  1. Using a web browser, search for "houston metro gis" and select the result as shown below or go directly to: https://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/NewsDownloadsDigitalAssets.aspx.
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  2. Scroll down to the bottom of the webpage and locate the Shape Files sectionand select "Get Started".
  3. From the left "Featured collections" dropdown select "Transit Data Files".
  4. Select "shape files".
  5. Click on "Bus Routes - shape file" and download. 
  6. Do the same for "Bus Stops to download- shape file".

HCAD and COHGIS

Though it is not used in this course, the Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) Public Data and the COHGIS (City of Houston GIS) Open Data Portal are other great online sources.

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